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LOT 0901
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 in. (95 grams total, 20-77 mm).
Including a miniature T-shaped brooch, nail-cleaner, enamelled military belt mount and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Bailey, G., Detector Finds 6, Witham, 2008, p.11-12.
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Roman Gold Acorn-Shaped Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Sheet gold dangle with loop above. 0.34 grams, 13 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Early Christian Terracotta Oil Lamp
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
With decorated bow shaped nozzle, large central filling-hole surrounded by a dotted ridge, shoulder decorated by geometric patterns; the handle shaped as a human face representing a head of Christ or a saint. 64 grams, 10 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
The lamp seems to be a variant of the type Beit Nattif lamps, usually with pyramidal handle (here substituted by a head of a saint or Christ) and a reddish slip on the upper part. This was the most widespread type of lamps in use in Judaea in the Late Roman Period. -
Roman Military Bronze Belt Mount Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including La Tène scrolls, rectangular panel with pelta and other types. 46 grams total, 32-53 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
